Large Hadron Collider - The Final Countdown!

[Coelho]

As a physicist, i should be excited about this new LHC, but i dont give it a damn anymore... what if they find the higgs boson? What will it change in my life, or yours, or everybodys else, for this matter? The only who will profit with this will be the few scientists that work there, which probably will win some nobel or something like this... but for us all, the world will keep being exactly the same, with higgs or without higgs.
I dont think they will create a black hole, but even if it happened, it would evaporate instantly, so we dont need worry about it.
And the LHC energy is not enough to enter "other dimensions" and things like this... But even if it were possible, still it would be completly useless. If they need a machine with dozens of miles to "open a door to another dimensions" with the size of a subatomic particle, how great should be the machine for make this "door" large enough for having any practical use?
Im pretty sure the world would be far more benefited if they take the money they wasted to make this enormous thing and used to fight the hunger, the poverty, and such...

[Delta9 UK]

Thats like going to Phillip Morris to find out how safe smoking is.:jointsmile:

LOL touche!

It really isn't that dangerous though, really.

honest... (ducks for cover come October)

Hawking has a bet for $100 that they won't find the Higgs - and I agree.

@Coelho: We could end world hunger and poverty tomorrow, it just needs the political will to do it and that (shamefully) doesn't exist. This is still important research imho but it has also been very expensive - it shouldn't be an either/or thing. We have the money and means to do both

[Stoner Shadow Wolf]

what? they've got bets? f-damn i want in!

[motahead]

I am so excited for the end of the world! Should be cool.:thumbsup:

[TurnyBright]

I'm gonna go blow vacuum bubbles with my 17-mile bubble ring! Yay bubbles!

[flyingimam]

so when is this black hole gonna suck us all in at once? any1 knows exact day n time + date of the test?

[Delta9 UK]

It gets switched on in 5 mins (08:30 local GMT)

But the first collisions are not set until October iirc

To be honest though there are more 'energetic collisions' happening in my pants :thumbsup:

[flyingimam]

It gets switched on in 5 mins (08:30 local GMT)

But the first collisions are not set until October iirc

To be honest though there are more 'energetic collisions' happening in my pants :thumbsup:

ahahaha , u pervert! lol

[bhouncy]

Will be teleported to Xen?

[killerweed420]

What would happen if you put Obama in one end and McCain at the other end and fired them at each other?